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What is the average age a toddler is able to recite their ABC's and count to 10?

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My daughter will be 18mths old in 1 week and says"ABC", she will repeat all the letters in the alphabet to the best of her ability, and seems to know every other number when we count from 1-10. Education is very important to me. I would also like her to know her shapes and colours. My husband and I work full time and we have a nanny at home. Our nanny takes our daughter to kids programs daily, however there is not a large academic aspect, and I fear that this is missing, where it would be provided in daycare. I would like to find a program for her where we live in Oakville Ontario Canada that she could go to even once/week. She is a very smart young lady, but is also my first child and this is all new to me. I worry and don't want her to fall behind. She does have over 50 words and is chaining 2-3 words and trying to speak in sentences. She listens to direction and follows instructions well. I don't want her to fall behind. Suggestions? Answers?

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Don't worry about it so much. Most 18 month olds do not fully know how to count to 10. Mine didn't and I consider my daughter to be advanced. However, at 18 months old, she recognized every letter of the alphabet and could say them back to me clearly, as well as all her body parts and colors. Now she is 28 months and speaking complete full sentences, can count to 10, and almost even to 20 right now. Don't worry. She will not fall behind. Trust me, I have seen 3 year olds who don't even speak a word yet. Now that's when you should be worrying. =)

let her be a child, she is only 18 months and doing just fine, my son is 14 months and not saying any words and he is in an academic daycare program, I wouldn't worry about til she's 4,,,,,, too many kids get pushed and get bored and misbehave...... get her be a baby

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